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Namco Museum Battle Collection

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7.3 User Score:

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Game Info

Publisher: Namco

Developer: Namco

Genre(s): Action, Compilation

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older)

Release Date: August 23, 2005

Summary

(Known in Japan as "Namco Museum") Offering new and original versions of some of Namco's most beloved arcade classics including "Galaga," "Pac-Man" and "Dig Dug," the U.S. release of Namco Museum Battle Collection includes exclusive titles such as "Xevious," "Bosconian," "Mappy," "Tower of Druaga," "Dragon Buster," "Grobda," "Dig Dug 2," "King & Balloon" and others bring the total to more than 20 individual games. [Namco]

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BonusStage

When it comes to compilations, Namco Museum Battle Collection is a double whammy of old-school nostalgia and new-school flair, and the overall product is an entertainment-filled portable serving of long-lasting replay value and pure arcade-style fun.

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eToychest

It faithfully recreates the included games, and it also offers plenty of options to tailor the game to meet individual needs. A couple of bells and whistles help round out the package, but the 17 classic games are the real draw here.

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Next Level Gaming

Pac-Man is probably the game with the most updates. And finally in all 4 games you can play co-op or head-to-head in Ad Hoc wireless play. If you happen to be near another PSP owner with the game, have at it!

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Worth Playing

The multiplayer in each title is superb, bringing me back to the fun old days of heated score competitions, and, best of all, this is one of the few PSP releases to support wi-fi download play, so my few friends with PSPs don't have to charge out and spend $40 just to play a few rounds of Dig Dug.

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Gaming Age

Not only can you play for nostalgia bragging rights, but also NMBC offers a cool Co-Op mode where you can share the high score with a friend or loved one.

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Game Chronicles

It probably sounds like I am complaining a lot but many of the games in this collection are permanently burned into my brain from countless hours and tokens spent back in the 80’s, so when I get a perfect visual representation of those games that don’t play the same way as I remembered it kind of bugs me.

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PSM Magazine

True, it's costly at $40, and control isn't quite dead-on - those old four-way joysticks are hard to emulate - but most everything else is. [Nov 2005, p.96]

Modojo

In this day and age, it's rare to see a classic collection with unbelievable quality, so I'll take what I can get. Battle Collection is a must-purchase for its wide variety and great features.

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GameSpy

Hardcore retro fans will love how great the games look, and the casual player will enjoy playing "Ms. Pac-Man" for a few minutes on the bus.

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1UP

Everyone who enjoys portable gaming, old greats or any combination of the two owes it to themself to pick up a copy of Battle Collection. It would be a great purchase even if PSP software weren't so hard to come by these days; as it stands, it's one of the best titles available for the system.

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NTSC-uk

With a fantastic clutch of Pac, two great shooters, Dig Dug, and the bizarre inclusion of THREE Rally X games, there's no way that any Namco fan is going to feel gypped out of the budget-level asking price. [JPN Import]

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PSX Extreme

Namco's development team put a great deal of care and effort into this compilation and it shows. If you own a PSP and enjoy classic games, you owe it to yourself to add Namco Museum Battle Collection to your library.

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Deeko

Namco's best collection yet. The roster of games is large enough to keep you playing for quite a long time and the Arranged versions of the games are a blast to play through (even if they are short and have a distinct ending).

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Play Magazine

At the default resolution, the game captures nicely the crispness of the original CRTs, and especially with Galaga, I was transported instantly back in time. It was awesom! [Oct 2005, p.74]

Armchair Empire

The ability to take this many arcade-perfect ports on the go (legally) makes this a good buy.

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Sydney Morning Herald

Along with some colourful new graphics, the alien formations are faster, more elaborate and even include the odd boss monster to test the limits of your reflexes.

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GameZone

Gamers new and old school, Namco Museum Battle Collection is the closest you’ll get to finding a time machine and going back to the days when games were simple but still downright addictive.

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Electronic Gaming Monthly

I won't be playing this one for hours on end, but it's easily the best classics compilation ever put together. [Oct 2005, p.121]

Detroit Free Press

While everything looks authentic and sounds authentic, the PSP's controls just don't lend themselves very well to these classics. Neither the directional pad nor the joystick felt right, and that led to many unnecessary deaths at the hands of feisty ghosts.

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GameSpot

With its longer-than-normal game list and attention to detail, this is one of the better versions of Namco Museum to be released.

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IGN

We would have liked for some "Museum" elements to have been included -- this is just a menu of games -- but the extra Arrangement modes are clever diversions to make up for it.

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TotalPlayStation

One of the better collections, Namco Museum was born to be ported to the PSP. The updates are solid and the gameplay's perfect for short trip. Stop reading this and go grab a copy.

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Official U.S. Playstation Magazine

A good dose of classic fun that translates well to portabilitiy. [Oct 2005, p.108]

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3DAvenue

It’s also a title that allows you to pick up the PSP, play two minutes, and turn it off without losing too much progress.

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GameBiz

The majority of the games has plenty of replay value and will keep most people playing for ages.

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PALGN

Just another compilation, but this time it is for the PSP. Given the hefty price tag, your money is better off elsewhere.

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Game Revolution

If you’ve already made up your mind that your futuristic PSP is incomplete without the attendance of old farts like Pac-Man and Dig Dug, this does the trick by providing a smooth, glitch free emulation of the selected games. Just make sure to take off those rosy glasses before you slap any cash on the table.

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Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK

Playing this retro collection will only make you realise how much the present day rocks. [Dec 2005, p.100]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 7.3 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Sam F. gave it a9:
PRETTY Great titles with some even improved with better graphics. Great if you grew up in the 80's with pacman , galaga, galaxian, digdug and X Rally.

ACE5 gave it a6:
There are only about 7 games that really stand out in this compilation. The rest just feel tired, and you may only want to play them for a few minutes. But I found the game for $10, so it isn't that bad for the price. The design of the PSP is not ideal for something like this though.

Azz Cream gave it a9:
The best retro games on a sweet system. It's the beez kneez......

Marko D. gave it a7:
Ahh memories of day's past.. Glalaga with the new backgound is great. I hope you young guys appreciate the graphics that are available today. I still remeber the sit down version of Ms Pacman. Overall it is great collaboration of past games.

Nick B. gave it an8:
I found the new versions of Pac Man, Dig Dug and Galaga to be excellent, but the Rally revision was "meh." Of the classics, I found myself gravitating to those I liked, while scratching my head at some of the others, but otherwise found them to be decent ports. For sheer volume, an old-school collection of eternally replayable games that can't be beat.

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